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CLINICAL NEWS
Vol.36 No.1 • 2-3/2018
LEADER DAILY CLINICAL NEWS
ISSN 0898-7270
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Soft Colonoscopy Robot Could Transform Routine Screening new study describes how a prototype robotic probe that adapts to the colon’s anatomy could enable hospitals to perform screening colonoscopies without expert supervision. Developed at the University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL, USA; www. unl.edu), the semi-autonomous colonoscopic robot uses a minimally invasive locomotion approach that takes advantage of longitudinal expansion of an inflatable latex tube in order to propel the robot’s tip along the colon. Similar to an inflating balloon, the tube adjusts itself and makes
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Ultrasound Imaging Needle Offers Breakthrough in Cardiac Surgery nnovative all-optical pulse-echo ultrasound imaging allows visualization of cardiac tissue in real-time during minimally invasive heart surgery. Developed by researchers at University College London (UCL; United Kingdom; www.ucl.ac.uk) and Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL; United Kingdom; www.qmul.ac.uk), the all-optical broad-bandwidth ultrasound needle is based on photoacoustic excitation of a nanotube-polydimethylsiloxane composite coating on the distal end of a 300μm multi-mode optical fiber by a pulsed laser. Ultrasound interrogation is
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Imaging Software Analyzes Kidney Stone Composition
Wide-Angle Mammography Improves Biopsy Workflow
streamlined, semi-automated tool analyzes kidney stones instantly using a patient’s computerized tomography (CT) scans. The StoneChecker (Radstock, UK; www.stonechecker.com) software, based on the TexRAD (Cambridge, UK; www.texrad.com) algorithm, examines the physical attributes of a renal stone on noncontrast enhanced CT scan slices. The patented filtration-histogram CT Texture Analysis (CTTA) algorithm highlights coarse features, using histogram analysis to quantify
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n advanced mammography system expands diagnostic options. Based on wide-angle high-definition breast tomosynthesis technology, the new system generates high-quality 3-D images, enabling more targeted and accurate biopsies at lower doses.
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Mobile CT Provides Real-Time Imaging At Point-of-Care
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n innovative 16-slice computerized tomography (CT) scanner delivers high quality non-contrast CT, CT angiography, and CT perfusion scans at the point-of-care (POC).
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High-Definition Visualization System Assists Minimally Invasive Surgery state-of-the-art imaging tower provides real-time high-definition (HD) and 4K images for endoscopic minimally invasive surgery (MIS) procedures. The DePuy Synthes (West Chester, PA, USA; www.depuysynthes.com) PUREVUE Visualization System combines a broad portfolio of tower components, including an autoclavable camera head, a light source, an advanced image processer, intuitive touchscreen navigation, and a host of other image management solutions designed to provide surgeons with
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